Phoka people

The Phoka people are Chitumbuka-speaking Bantu ethnic group who are related to and are part of the Tumbuka people, primarily found in Northern Malawi in districts of Rumphi and Karonga.^[1]^[2]

History and origin

The phoka date back in 1500, when they decided to leave Nyasaland under the leadership of Mnyanjaba. They decided to cross the river in search of fertile land for farming. The Phoka originally came from around the Nyika Plateau of the northern Malawi.^[3]

References

^ Morris, Brian (2006). "The Ivory Trade and Chiefdoms in Pre-Colonial Malawi". The Society of Malawi Journal. 59 (2): 6–23. ISSN 0037-993X.
^ Msiska, Augustine W. C. (1981). "A Note on Iron Working and Early Trade Among the Phoka of Rumphi, Mala?i". The Society of Malawi Journal. 34 (1): 36–44. ISSN 0037-993X.
^ Heckroodt, R. O. (1985). "Phoka Pottery from Northern Mala?i". The Society of Malawi Journal. 38 (2): 20–28. ISSN 0037-993X.

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[1] Morris, Brian (2006). "The Ivory Trade and Chiefdoms in Pre-Colonial Malawi". The Society of Malawi Journal. 59 (2): 6–23. ISSN 0037-993X.

[2] Msiska, Augustine W. C. (1981). "A Note on Iron Working and Early Trade Among the Phoka of Rumphi, Mala?i". The Society of Malawi Journal. 34 (1): 36–44. ISSN 0037-993X.

[3] Heckroodt, R. O. (1985). "Phoka Pottery from Northern Mala?i". The Society of Malawi Journal. 38 (2): 20–28. ISSN 0037-993X.

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